Shreveport-Bossier lands 2013 Bassmaster Open

6:22 PM,
Sep. 26, 2012

A Bassmaster Open event will be held on the Red River in 2013.

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The Shreveport-Bossier City area has landed one of three Bassmaster Central Opens for 2013, according to a release by the organization that likes to call northwest Louisiana home.

The Central Open season will launch on the Red River on April 25-27 with thousands of dollars and a berth in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic on the line. The BASS organization has been to the Red River 11 times, including holding the 2009 and 2012 Classics here out of the Red River South Marina.

Elite pro Billy McCaghren won the last Open event here in 2008. McCaghren's sack of 16 pounds and 6 ounces on the final day put him at ...